Tie Goes to the Runner
I don’t want to make too much of this, as it’s just one installment of a weekly tracking poll with a relatively high margin of error, but I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that the latest Rasmussen poll has Sen. Obama tied with Sen. Clinton at 32 percent support apiece.
For the fourth straight week, Illinois Senator Barack Obama (D) has gained ground and he has finally caught New York Senator Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Presidential nomination. It’s now Obama 32% Clinton 32% and former North Carolina Senator John Edwards holding steady at 17%.
Obama has been steadily gaining ground during April. Last week, Clinton had a two-point lead. Two weeks ago, it was Clinton by five. The week before that, the former First Lady was up by seven. Our last release in March found Clinton enjoying a double digit lead. Clinton now holds a narrow edge among white voters while Obama leads by 16% among African-Americans.
Perhaps most significant in this data, though, is another figure — that of core support. According to the pollsters, “A separate survey showed that Obama has the highest level of core support among all Presidential candidates—33% of voters say they’d definitely vote for him if he’s on the ballot in November 2008.” Great numbers, as we’ve noted here.
